--- title: "og:audio:type · Meta Tag · zhead" canonical_url: "https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-type" last_updated: "2026-08-19T02:35:56.539Z" meta: description: "Provides the MIME type of the audio resource declared by the preceding og:audio property." "og:description": "Provides the MIME type of the audio resource declared by the preceding og:audio property." "og:title": "og:audio:type · Meta Tag · zhead" --- Open Graph metadata # og:audio:type Provides the MIME type of the audio resource declared by the preceding og:audio property. ## Parameters audio/mpeg Represents MP3 audio files. ``` ``` audio/wav Represents Waveform Audio files. ``` ``` audio/ogg Represents Ogg Vorbis audio files. ``` ``` ## Code examples Good example ``` ``` The registered media type for MP3 audio. Good example ``` ``` The registered media type for audio in an Ogg container. Avoid this example ``` ``` A video media type does not describe the audio resource. Avoid this example ``` ``` Use the registered audio/mpeg type for MP3 instead. ## Recommendations - 01 Match Content Type Exactly Use the media type served for the file. A guessed or mismatched value can mislead consumers. - 02 Use Standard MIME Types Choose the registered IANA media type for the file format. ## Related documentation - [Open Graph protocol](https://ogp.me/) - [IANA: Media Types](https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml#audio) ## Related meta tags ### [og:audio](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio) property Provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the Open Graph object. ``` ``` An absolute, public URL to the audio file. ### [og:audio:secure\_url](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-secure-url) property Provides an alternate HTTPS URL for the audio declared by the preceding og:audio property. ``` ``` A valid HTTPS alternate for the audio resource. ### [og:audio:type](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-type) property Provides the MIME type of the audio resource declared by the preceding og:audio property. ``` ``` The registered media type for MP3 audio. ### [og:audio:url](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-url) property An alias of og:audio. It provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the object. ``` ``` An absolute URL to the audio file. ### [og:description](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-description) property Provides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object. ``` ``` Explains the subject in one specific sentence.